Careers Week at West Boldon Primary

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Careers Week, we were thrilled to welcome the education team from Nissan into school today!

The children learned all about the enormous Nissan factory — including an amazing fact that really blew their minds… You could fit the Metrocentre inside the Nissan factory 20 times over!

We also discovered that the factory employs 6,000 people alongside 6,000 robots, and the children asked some brilliant questions about:
– How long it takes to assemble a car
– How many cars are made each day
– How many are produced in a year

After learning that 2,000 cars are made every day, the children put their maths skills to work, using mental maths to calculate how many cars the factory could produce in a year — fantastic problem-solving on show!

To finish the session, the children were set a design challenge to create a car of the future… thankfully using LEGO rather than real machinery!

A huge thank you to Robyn at the Nissan education team for an inspiring and eye-opening visit

 

Learning About Our Royals

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Our Year 1/2 children have been discovering the lives of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Victoria, and King Charles. They loved finding out what makes a king or queen special, the important jobs they do, and how they help people in the community.

It was wonderful to see their curiosity and thoughtful ideas about kindness, leadership, and responsibility – just like real-life royals!

Building Future Leaders in Year 6!

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

​We had a very special guest in Year 6 today! Steve from the Job Centre dropped by to talk to our pupils about employability and the world of work.

​While “employability” might sound like a big word for primary school, Steve was absolutely blown away by our students. As they worked through the session, it became clear that our Year 6s aren’t just learning these skills for the future—they are already using them every single day.

Identifying that our children possess these skills:
– Communication & Teamwork: Essential for every group project.
– ​Resilience & Calm Under Pressure: Showing grit when things get tough!
– ​Problem Solving: Finding creative solutions in and out of the classroom.
– ​Leadership & Support: Helping one another reach their goals.

​From meeting tight deadlines to showing incredible enthusiasm, our pupils proved they have exactly what it takes to succeed in whatever path they choose.

​A huge thank you to Steve for inspiring our children and helping them see the amazing value in the skills they already possess. We couldn’t be prouder of their maturity and insight!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Dennis Eagle visits Year 3

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

This week we were so excited to welcome Dennis Eagle to the Rescue Mobile Classroom to visit our eco-friendly Year 3’s. It’s more than just a bus—it’s a rolling hub of inspiration dedicated to making our community cleaner and greener.

​Why we love Dennis:
​- Interactive Learning: Teaching the next generation about the “Three Rs” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in a way that’s actually fun.
​- Community Pride: Empowering South Tyneside students to take small steps that make a massive impact on our local environment.
– Future-Proofing: Building a sustainable legacy for our parks, beaches, and streets.

Today we were tackling litter and learning about what goes in what bin and the reasons why. learning. Dennis and the team are proving that being “green” isn’t a chore—it’s a superpower!​

Let’s keep South Tyneside beautiful!

Year 3/4 become Odyssey Adventurers!

18th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 3/4 had an amazing day at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle!

The children took part in a brilliant Time Odyssey, using iPads to complete challenges inspired by the Vikings, Ancient China, the Romans and Ancient Egypt

They chose a character and helped them on their journey by photographing artefacts from the museum’s exhibits and answering questions along the way. Using their research, the children created amulets, designed maps, and even made protective cloaks – creativity at its best!

The children also spent time exploring the museum galleries, discovering fascinating artefacts and making excellent links to their history learning back in school.

A truly fantastic day filled with curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning.

Staying Safe Online & in the Community

29th January 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Today, Dave Brown from Be Safe spoke to our Year 5 and 6 pupils about how to stay safe at home, online, and in the wider community.

The sessions covered:

  • Age restrictions on social media
  • Making safe and sensible choices online
  • Knowing when and how to seek help from trusted adults

Pupils also learned about knife crime and county lines in an age-appropriate and sensitive way, helping them understand the risks, consequences, and the importance of walking away and speaking to a trusted adult.

An important and empowering session that reinforced key safeguarding messages and supported pupils to make safe, responsible choices.

Our Year 5 pupils took part in an important discussion focusing on cyberbullying. They talked about what cyberbullying is, how it can make people feel, and the importance of speaking to a trusted adult if something online doesn’t feel right. The session helped pupils understand how to stay safe, kind, and responsible online.

Paired Reading

8th October 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

At West Boldon Primary, we believe that reading is the most important thing we can encourage our children to do — it’s the key to learning, imagination, and success!

Every day at 3 p.m., our classrooms come alive with story time, as pupils and teachers share their love of books together. But Tuesdays are extra special…

Each Tuesday, we take part in paired reading, where children from different year groups come together to share their favourite books. Older pupils read to younger ones, chat about their stories, and inspire one another to discover new adventures through reading.

It’s a wonderful way to foster a love of reading across the whole school and build friendships between year groups.

We absolutely love a Tuesday at West Boldon!

From Script to Sound: Class 10 Create Their Own Podcasts

1st October 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 10 had a great day today, recording and editing their own podcasts.

The children have spent their literacy lessons this week planning and writing a script for their podcast to interview the witch from our class book, “The Lost Happy Endings”.

This morning they learnt how to record their interview, then this afternoon they learned how to edit, cut, and split, as well as add music and sound effects.

We can’t wait to share our finished podcasts.

From Parliament to Playground: MP Kate Osborne Visits West Boldon

7th May 2025Fiona Goodwin

This Friday, we had the honour of welcoming our local MP, Kate Osborne, to school. She was so impressed with everything happening here at West Boldon – from the impact of our new Breakfast Club on children and families, to the exciting news of our new nursery funding.

The highlight of the day was the grand unveiling of our Reading Bus! Kate was our star guest and even climbed aboard to sit with members of our school council, who asked her some amazing questions about her life as an MP.

Our children were an absolute credit to the school and to you, their families – we couldn’t be prouder!

Article of the Week (Week 8)

1st March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This week’s Articles of the Week are: Article 17, 28 and 31.

For World Book Day, this week we are recognising the following rights.

Article 17 – You have the right to collect information from the media and to be protected from information that may harm you.
Article 28- You have the right to education.
Article 31- You have the right to play and relax by doing things such as sports, music or drama.

Reading books is an important skill that can help us in the following ways:

  • We can learn new things about the world.
  • We can enjoy a story that makes us laugh, cry or get excited.
  • It can help us calm down or get to sleep.
  • It helps our mental health, makes us feel better or forget about worries we might have.
  • It inspires us.
  • It makes us more empathetic towards other people as we learn about their experience.
  • We can use our imagination.
  • We can share with friends and family.
  • We learn new skills.
  • We learn new words and phrases.
  • We get ideas for our own writing and stories.

Can you think of any other ways?